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Thursday, March 24, 2016

• Henry’s Farm Inc., issued a recall March 22 for its Natto
Soybean Sprouts and Soy Bean Sprouts products after surveillance and monitoring
revealed that the products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. – Food
Safety News

11. March 23,
Food Safety News – (Maryland; Virginia) Shuttered sprout grower issues
Listeria-related recall. Henry’s Farm Inc., issued a recall March 22 for
its Natto Soybean Sprouts products sold in 1-pound bags and Soy Bean Sprouts
products sold in 10-pound bags after surveillance and monitoring revealed that
the products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The items were
distributed to retailers in Maryland and Virginia. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/03/shuttered-sprout-grower-issues-listeria-related-recall

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced March 22 new
requirements for class-wide safety labeling changes for immediate-release (IR)
opioid pain medications. – U.S. Food and Drug Administration

14. March 22,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration – (National) FDA announces
enhanced warnings for immediate-release opioid pain medications related to
risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death. The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration announced March 22 new requirements for class-wide safety
labeling changes for immediate-release (IR) opioid pain medications which
include new boxed warning labels detailing the risks involved with ingestion,
precautionary warnings that chronic maternal use of opioids during pregnancy
can result in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), and several other
safety labeling changes across all prescription opioid products. Source: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm491739.htm

• Developers from Microsoft Corporation and Samba worked to patch
a critical vulnerability dubbed “Badlock” after discovering that the flaw could
affect several versions of Windows and Samba software. – SecurityWeek See item 17 below in
the Information Technology Sector

• The U.S. officials charged three members of the Syrian
Electronic Army for allegedly deploying a spear-phishing attack in support of
the Syrian government which aimed to compromise the computer systems of the
U.S. Federal Government, international organizations, and other private-sector
entities. – Agence France PresseSee item 18 below in
the Information Technology Sector

Financial Services Sector

2. March 22,
Lamorinda Patch; San Francisco Bay City News – (California) Bearded
bandit robs Lafayette bank Monday. Authorities are searching March 22 for a
man suspected of committing a string of robberies at multiple banks in the San
Francisco Bay Area including a Chase Bank branch and a Bank of Stockton branch
March 21. The suspect is also tied to a March 11 robbery at a Wells Fargo bank
branch in Concord. Source: http://patch.com/california/lamorinda/bearded-bandit-robs-lafayette-bank-monday-0

Information Technology Sector

17. March 23,
SecurityWeek – (International) Microsoft, Samba preparing patch for severe
“Badlock” flaw. Developers from Microsoft Corporation and Samba worked to
patch a critical vulnerability dubbed “Badlock” after discovering that the flaw
could affect several versions of Windows and Samba software. Researchers will
release patches and details for the vulnerability April 12. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-samba-preparing-patch-severe-badlock-flaw

18. March 23,
Agence France-Presse – (International) ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ members face hacking
charges. The U.S. Department of Justice charged three members of the Syrian
Electronic Army for unauthorized access to computers, receiving proceeds of
extortion, money laundering, and wire fraud after the trio allegedly deployed a
spear-phishing attack in support of the Syrian government and president which
aimed to compromise the computer systems of the U.S. Federal Government, a U.S.
Marine Corps recruiting site, international organizations, media organizations,
and other private-sector entities. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/syrian-electronic-army-members-face-hacking-charges

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About Me

U.S. Army Retired Chief Warrant Officer with more than 40 years in information technology and 35 years in information security. Became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 1995 and have taught computer security in Asia, Canada and the United States. Wrote a computer security column for 5 years in the 1980s titled "for the Sake Of Security", penname R. E. (Bob) Johnston, which was published in Computer Decisions.
Motto: "When entrusted to process, you are obligated to safeguard"